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Cyril Dessel

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Cyril Dessel (born 29 November 1974 in Rive-de-Gier, Loire) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2000 to 2011. In 2006, he won the Tour Méditerranéen on the UCI Europe Tour. Then in the 2006 Tour de France, he finished second in the tenth stage, taking the leader's yellow jersey for a day and the lead in the King of the Mountains competition; he eventually finished sixth. In 2008, he won the 16th stage of the Tour after being in a chase group most of the day, beating David Arroyo, Yaroslav Popovych and Sandy Casar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril Dessel is the 672nd most popular cyclist (up from 883rd in 2024), the 5,768th most popular biography from France (up from 6,006th in 2019) and the 79th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Cyril Dessel ranks 672 out of 1,613. Before him are Dario Frigo, John Degenkolb, Stefano Zanini, Michael Matthews, Nico Mattan, and Nathalie Lancien. After him are Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Christophe Moreau, Bernd Gröne, José Antonio Escuredo, Nicki Sørensen, and Jan Karlsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Cyril Dessel ranks 711. Before him are Daniele Adani, Lars Frölander, Melissa Sagemiller, Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, Kenneth Perez, and Maren Eggert. After him are Jo Cox, Sônia Guajajara, Laura Allen, Marat Basharov, Sergei Gonchar, and Daisuke Kishio.

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In France

Among people born in France, Cyril Dessel ranks 5,768 out of 6,770. Before him are Anna Gomis (1973), Sébastien Lecornu (1986), Iris Mittenaere (1993), Vincent Paronnaud (1970), Alysson Paradis (1984), and Nathalie Lancien (1970). After him are Christophe Moreau (1971), Gilles Grimandi (1970), Richard Sainct (1970), François Civil (1990), Diomansy Kamara (1980), and Nicolas Escudé (1976).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Cyril Dessel ranks 79. Before him are Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (1992), Jacky Durand (1967), Fabrice Colas (1964), Jean-Louis Harel (1965), Fabrice Philipot (1965), and Nathalie Lancien (1970). After him are Christophe Moreau (1971), Jean-Michel Monin (1967), Miguel Martinez (1976), Samuel Dumoulin (1980), Sébastien Hinault (1974), and Christophe Capelle (1967).

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